<a href="http://www.futurestudio.jp/hbt01.htm">Future Studio</a> made the most of an awkward Japanese lot with the curved Light Stage House in Hiroshima. Since the house had to be oriented in a way that lacks sufficient southern exposure, the designers designed the home so that the living areas spill out onto a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_garden">rooftop terrace</a> that permits sunlight to penetrate deep into the interior, and then finished it off with a series of haphazard cutouts that bring in even more light.

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

Future Studio had an awkward site to deal with in Hiroshima

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

The way the house had to be positioned deprived it from receiving any southern exposure

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

In response, Future Studio put the living area on the 2nd storey

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

The living area then spills onto a rooftop terrace

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

The terrace permits plenty of daylighting to penetrate the interior

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

Light comes in without excess solar gain

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

The furniture is built into the architecture

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

Curved walls and an interior spiral staircase give this Japanese home significant movement

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

Haphazardly placed cutout reinforce the program's passive design

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

We love the unusual curves, which do just enough to set the home apart

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

An evening shot demonstrates the home's unique ambience.

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The Light Stage House by Future Studio

Future Studio made the most of an awkward Japanese lot with the curved Light Stage House in Hiroshima. Since the house had to be oriented in a way that lacks sufficient southern exposure, the designers designed the home so that the living areas spill out onto a rooftop terrace that permits sunlight to penetrate deep into the interior, and then finished it off with a series of haphazard cutouts that bring in even more light.